Christmas carol concerts and choirs in London

Who can resist a good choir at Christmas? Whether enjoying the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra blast the rafters with Handel’s Messiah or joining in carols with the London Concert Chorus, the capital can get everyone to hark at herald angels

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Christmas choirs and carol concerts

Who can resist a good choir at Christmas? Whether enjoying the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra blast the rafters with Handel’s Messiah or joining in carols with the London Concert Chorus, the capital can get everyone to hark at herald angels

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Christmas party venues

Office Christmas parties don't have to mean soggy pigs in blankets, flat prosecco and a regrettable snog in the cleaning cupboard. These cool Christmas party venues offer style and substance, with not a photocopied bosom in sight

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Best mince pies

It’s December, which means it’s now officially the beginning of legitimate and constant treat eating for the entirety of the Christmas season. We want to be slowly drip-fed boozy mince pies, from now until Christmas day. Here are five London favourites

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New Year's Eve clubs and parties

There are New Year's Eve parties in London where you can dance all night, dress up, sing yourself hoarse, or go clubbing all the way through to 2015. Here's our selection of the best party places to celebrate NYE in London

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Alternative New Year's Eve events

You're not into clubbing but you still want to go out, have fun and see in 2015 with a smile. If music, comedy or quirky parties are your bag, London has plenty of options for New Year's Eve entertainment

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Christmas brunch

You'll be spending enough time bent over the stove this Christmas what with Christmas dinner and then the series of turkey-based offerings that inevitably follow it. In the morning hours, abandon cooking altogether and head outside instead for perfectly cooked eggs, boozy brunches and breakfasts worth getting up early for

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Christmas film pop-ups

London's pop-up cinemas are dusting off their DVDs of Elf and It's a Wonderful Life to put on festive film screenings in quirky venues all over the capital, with added extras like beanbags, booze, and even bobsledding

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Where to watch Frozen with benefits in London

Disney's Frozen is back in cinemas for Christmas, but given that you've probably seen it at least once already, and may even own the DVD, watching it down your local multiplex isn't going to be special enough. Thankfully there are loads of cool pop-up screenings where the film will be accompanied by all sorts of extra treats

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London's best ice rinks

One of the great signals that winter is coming (apart from everyone coming down with flu) is that ice rinks start popping up all over the place, like little glittering reminders that Christmas, New Year's Eve parties and Starbucks eggnog lattes are all waiting just around the corner